plus size fashion – Page 25 – Grown and Curvy Woman

grownandcurvywoman April 13, 2012

OOTD Courtesy of Glamour!

TGIF everybody! I can’t wait to get out this weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather. Do you have any plans for the warm weekend?

Last night while watching “Scandal” (which is AWESOME!!!) I was flipping through the May issue of Glamour when I came upon their “Month of Outfits” feature. In the feature one of models was wearing a sweater and belt over her dress. I thought to myself “I should do that!” I’ve been wanting to wear my floral maxi dress but its been too cool to comfortably wear it. I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to wear the dress with my purple 3/4 length sweater over it. I belted the sweater to define my waist and added my chunky necklace to go with the green in my skirt.

Would you try this? Have a great weekend!

Dress: Simply Be

Sweater: Old Navy

Belt: Gap

Necklace: Forever 21 (worn here)

Flats: Calvin Klein

grownandcurvywoman April 4, 2012

Orange Crush

Happy Hump Day everyone! Two more days til the weekend!

Yesterday I was browsing through my local H&M and I noticed it carried the H&M+ line. After walking around in the section for about 15 minutes I wasnt impressed with the collection at all. It had all the typical colors (black & white) and nothing remotely trendy. I was about to turn to leave when a rack of chinos caught my eye. The rack had navy blue chinos (of course!) and ORANGE?! I blinked twice because its rare to see orange pants for plus size women hanging on a rack. I immediately grabbed the largest size (24) because I know H&M pants run small and I knew I wouldnt be able to get into a size 20 pant. I’m so glad I got the 24 because they fit comfortably and aren’t snug or tight. The waist was too big but it was nothing a belt couldn’t solve. I love the melon orange color of the pants. It’s not too bright or too light. It’s a perfect color to match with prints and pastels. I paired the slacks with my orange print tie neck blouse that I had buried in my drawer. I added my bright blue blazer to for a pop of color. I am very satisfied with my first H&M+ purchase.

Have you checked out the H&M+ collection yet? Have a great evening!!!

Pants: H&M+

Blouse: Old Navy (bought it Fall 2011)

Blazer: Eloquii

Wedges: Enzo Angolini

Bracelet: Lord & Taylor

grownandcurvywoman March 28, 2012

Me and my Sexy Self

Happy Hump Day everybody!!! Half the week is already over! Time sure does fly!!!

Sexy is something I never used to think of myself as. I always equated being sexy with Victoria Secret models and skinny starlets. Since I’ve began loving my body, Ive realized that every curve of me is sexy. I wanted to highlight these sexy curves, so I wore my Michael Kors pencil skirt and red blouse together. Once I put the outfit on, I instantly felt like sashaying down the hallway. Red is such a sexy color. I feel strong and bold whenever I wear it. For years I wouldn’t wear anything that would show off my voluptuous shape because I was ashamed of myself. I look back at those years and I can’t ever imagine going back to that old Georgette. This Georgette is claiming her sexy with bold colors and curve hugging clothes. I’m proud of this body and if you don’t like it, then too bad!

What clothing do you own that makes you feel sexy and strong? Have a wonderful evening!!!

Blazer: Torrid

Skirt: Michael Kors

Blouse: Ann Taylor Loft

Necklace: Macys

Shoes: Nine West

grownandcurvywoman March 26, 2012

Night and Day

Happy Monday all! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

I know 99% of my outfit posts are me in work gear so on Friday I was invited a semi formal function on the Spirit of Philadelphia. This was the perfect opportunity to wear something other than work clothes! Since it was semi-formal dress I pulled out my lavender cocktail dress I bought last summer for another function. I believe a gal should have at least one go to cocktail dress. I love the ruching on this dress because it accentuates my waist. The ruching gives the dress a wonderful shape. It’s a great dress for plus size gals. I love purple so the lavender color complimented my skin tone. My glittery peep toe pumps rounded out the outfit perfectly. It was almost as if they were made specifically for this dress. I also wore my favorite red lipstick from MAC which I think brings me out. A plum shade would’ve been just “blah” on me.

My girls & I had such a GREAT time Friday night! The DJ played a good mix of new and old school songs. I finally learned how to Dougie and I even busted out my old break dancing moves (luckily there are NO pictures of that mess! LOL)! We laughed and enjoyed ourselves. It was the perfect way to end the week and usher in the weekend.

Of course no post wouldn’t be complete without my OOTD! Honestly, I picked out this outfit when I got up this morning. I’m totally lazy for not putting my outfit together last night. I don’t really have time in the morning to be scrambling for something to wear. Whenever I do this I always forget something. So my $12 Kenneth Cole flats are making their blog debut because I forgot to put my pumps in my bag!

Hope you enjoyed my night & day look! Have a wonderful evening!

NIGHT:

Dress: Adrianna Papell Woman via Lord & Taylor

Shoes: Enzo Angiolini

Earrings, clutch & bracelet: Macy’s

DAY:

Blazer: Gap

Skirt: Lane Bryant

Shell: Fashion Bug

Flats: Kenneth Cole Reaction

Necklace: Forever 21

Earrings & bracelet: Gap Outlet

grownandcurvywoman March 23, 2012

Its Easy Being Green

Happy Friday everybody! I hope everyone has great plans for the weekend. I might finally go and see “Safe House” (if it’s still in theatres!). That movie has been on my agenda for a few weeks but I havent gotten around to see it. I hope it’s a good movie!

I finally got the Eloquii green pencil skirt I posted about here. It’s such a pretty shade of green! It’s the perfect addition to my Spring wardrobe because I can wear it with so many things. I instantly paired the skirt my favorite yellow cardigan. I love this cardigan! It goes with so many things in my closet so I wear it at least 2-3 times a week. When I bought it 2 years ago, I didn’t think I would know how to wear it but now I get ALOT of mileage out of it. I didn’t want to wear a plain white shell with the skirt so I wore my new black & white striped blouse. It’s a tiered blouse which the pictures unfortunately don’t show. I finished off the outfit with my green beaded necklace from Forever 21 (I don’t know if beaded was the right word but I didn’t know how else to describe it!), sliver hoops and bracelet.

What is your favorite go to item of clothing? Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Skirt: Eloquii